NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER

Course overview

NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE (NAFLD) IS A BROAD TERM USED TO COVER A SPECTRUM OF CONDITIONS THAT ARE CHARACTERIZED BY EVIDENCE OF HEPATIC STEATOSIS ON IMAGING OR HISTOLOGY (MACRO-VESICULAR STEATOSIS), AND ABSENCE OF SECONDARY CAUSES OF HEPATIC STEATOSIS SUCH AS SIGNIFICANT ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, CHRONIC USE OF MEDICATIONS THAT CAN CAUSE HEPATIC STEATOSIS OR HEREDITARY DISORDERS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.